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Tesla Model 3 police cars pay for themselves faster than expected, says police chief
The Model 3s replaced Dodge Chargers, so performance is not going to be an issue. As for cost, Tesla has also a significant lead. The...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/electrified-charcoal-sponge-can-soak-up-co2-directly-from-the-air Quote The team used a battery-like charging process to charge an inexpensive activated charcoal cloth with hydroxide ions. In this process, the cloth essentially acts...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Building A $2 Billion Subsea Solar Power Cable From Chile To China
Chile, because Australia and Argentina are on China's ****-list.- Meredith Poor Replied
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What fool thought this was a good idea...
Caspian Power Trio Aims to Electrify the European Union English Español عربي Français 中文 日本語 By Eurasianet - May 15, 2024, 12:00 PM CDT Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan signed an MoU...- footeab@yahoo.com Replied
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is climate change a hoax? $2 Trillion/year worth of programs intended to be handed out by politicians and bureaucrats?
$2 Trillion/year worth of programs intended to be handed out by politicians and bureaucrats? i am old enough to remember the ice age scare of...- SR71 Replied
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California breaks 1 GW energy storage milestone
Battery placement in the Moss Landing turbine hall. Natural gas powered turbines once lived here. As a preview of what that capacity has to offer, we’re...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Geothermal Drilling?
It has been suggested that I start a thread on geothermal. I don't know anything about it but I will kick it off.Anyone here...- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Micro Hydropower Systems Could Provide Energy Wherever Streams Flow All Year
https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/buying-and-making-electricity/microhydropower-systems Apparently many small dams never considered any kind of hydroelectric equipment in their planning. It seems like many waterways could be more fully utilized...- ronwagn Replied
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What Is Holding Back Geothermal Heating and Cooling?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/great-energy-challenge/2013/10-myths-about-geothermal-heating-and-cooling/#close Why are we not hearing more about geothermal heating and cooling, especially for very cold and hot areas? Mass use would reduce prices. It...- geothermal
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Not Enough Electricity for Electric Vehicles
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2020/12/21/toyota-ceo-agrees-with-elon-musk-we-dont-have-enough-electricity-to-electrify-all-the-cars-n1222999 Wind and Solar cannot keep up with electricity demand only renewables used. RCW Toyota CEO Agrees With Elon Musk: We Don't Have Enough Electricity to...- electric vehicles
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Retired RAF pilot wins legal challenge over a wind farm
A retired RAF pilot has won a case over the government in court over proposals to build a new wind farm off the coast...- wind farm
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Why hydrogen economics does not work
I have read tens if not hundreds of enthusiastic articles about how hydrogen economics will soon take off, how we will drive hydrogen cars...- entertenter Replied
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Irina Slav interviews Doug Sandbridge about hurdles to NET ZERO
Irina Slav says: For this week’s interview I sat down with oil industry vet and energy educator Doug Sandridge to talk about the biggest...- Tom Nolan Replied
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Epic Fail as Solar Crashes and Wind Refuses to Blow
Some amusing weekend reading. China decides to cut government subsidies for new solar projects, and the global solar power industry has a financial conniption. And the...- solar power
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Geothermal Energy: A Win-Win for Democrats and Republicans?
As has been demonstrated in the geothermal plant in the Salton Sea, geothermal brings up more than hot water. Other minerals include lithium, rare...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Making gasoline (and propane and diesel and jet fuel) "in your back yard"
https://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/GREENWELLS_Project Descriptions.pdf- Meredith Poor Replied
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Who Will Foot The $40-Trillion Energy Transition Bill?
$40 trillion divided by 30 years = $1,333,333,333,333 per year. $1.3 trillion divided by 4 billion working age adults = $333 per year. Per-capita utility...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Model 3 cheaper to buy than BMW 3 series.
Tesla Model 3 now starts at $37,990. BMW 3 series starts at $40,750. BEV first undercut the high end. Now they have undercut the mid range....- Jay McKinsey Replied
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Biogas projects in Vermont
I said a few months back that biogas would be one solution of many to Vermonts manure issue. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Renewable-Natural-Gas-Close-To-Taking-Off-In-US.html- NickW Replied
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Let's shut down dissent like The Conversation in Australia
Admittedly this is not strictly renewables but it is about sites like this and about the climate debate which is often used to justify...- markslawson Replied
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Solar Panels at 15 cents per watt
I ran into this on a Chinese wholesale goods website. Whether this number is trustworthy is another matter, however competitive offerings are priced from...- solar
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Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change.
https://news.wisc.edu/abandoned-farmlands-could-play-a-role-in-fighting-climate-change-a-new-study-shows-exactly-where-they-are/ Link to atlas website: https://atlas.glbrc.org/ The amount of abandoned land mapped out here is easily more than the total needed to power the US with solar...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Nuclear Power Can Be Green – But At A Price
... and green has a price! "All sources of electricity face the same trilemma in the 21st century: carbon emissions, continuity of supply and cost....- rainman Replied
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Renewables will take decades to catch up to fossil fuel consumption worldwide, coal use is still growing in Asia and Africa.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-india-struggle-curb-fossil-fuels-kemp-2023-10-19/#:~:text=Even so%2C in 2022%2C fossil,China and 77% in India. This is an excellent article that fairly discusses energy use and growing needs in the Third...- Ron Wagner Replied
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Need for backup
Another useful contribution from the Manhattan Contrarian albeit one saying what every energy realist has been trying to get across the information gap since...- markslawson Replied
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Ireland To Ban New Petrol And Diesel Vehicles From 2030
The Irish government plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, as part of their Climate Action Plan. This...- BlackTortoise Replied
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Efficient CO₂ Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals Using Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
https://research.doshisha.ac.jp/news/news-detail-51/ Quote The research team [...] produced ethylene and propane on a basic silver (Ag) electrode by utilizing an ionic liquid containing metal hydroxides as the...- Meredith Poor Replied
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Michael Moore Has Become a Hero to Climate Deniers
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/05/09/delingpole-michael-moore-has-become-a-hero-to-climate-deniers-complains-guardian/ How could Michael Moore betray most of his fans by telling the truth about energy? See the free movie, still running on YouTube. RCW Delingpole:...- michael moore
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Renewables in US Set for Fast Growth
EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation- renewables
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Emissions Need To Be Halved To Avoid 3C Warming
Emissions need to be halved by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius but temperatures are on track to reach double that by...- pinto Replied
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